{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast","title":"How He Went From $0 to $1.8M/yr (While Living on His Wife’s Salary)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b451493d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4353,"description":"Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-yt\nIn this episode, Robert breaks down how he bought a $7.3M home care business while living on his wife's salary, the financing structure that closed it without a single outside investor, and the year-one rebuild where he fired every employee he inherited.\n◼️ The 24-month deal he made with his wife before launching the search\n◼️ The one mistake that killed his only deal three months in, and the conversation that brought it back\n◼️ The financing structure that closed a $7.3M business with zero outside investors\n◼️ Why he fired every member of his inherited office team in year one, and what it took to rebuild\n◼️ Why targeting $300K of cash flow and closing on something 3x bigger is what saved his first year\nSubscribe to the SMB Deal Hunter newsletter (200,000+ subscribers): https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz/\nFollow Helen:\nTwitter: https://x.com/HelenGuo_\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-guo-06674523/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Ip8VYvVHcoJHaY9Kig3G0657tlc8W7tE_65VKMhQgKc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZGJh/YTEwNmZhZTcyYWJk/OWU0OGM3MDM2Mzcy/MmUxNy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}